Soap dispenser



s. D. wibum SOAP DISPENSER Filed Jan. 13, 1930 INVENTOR Gmy: Q We/m/i MM ATTORNEYS 25 drawings; which Patented Oct. 2 0, r

'eEoRGEni WIDMAN, or, Los ANGELEYS, QALIFQRNIA I soar msrmrsnnf Application filed J'anuaryc13, 1930. Serial mime; l

"This 'invention' rel'ates to a dispenser" for material of a j elly-like'nature', such as jelly soap. More specifically,-itfappertains to a dispenser operable by a person to .deliver' a predetermined quantity of soap.

It is the primary object of this invention to provide a manually operable-dispenser which is manually operable and maybe actuated'to i V deliver the'dispensed soap tothe palm of the hand of the operator. Another object of this invention is to provide a dispenser operable bytwisting an actuating memberto a degree such that a desired amount of soap is dellvered, the greater the amount actuator is turned;

1 the greaterlthe quantity of soapdelivered; A

fii'rther objectjof this inventionis to provide a dispenser, ofthe' class described having details of structure such that a simple device, economical to manufacture, compact and 2 easily operatedisobtained. V These ob'ects together'with other objects and corresponding accomplishments are obtained bymeans of the embodiment of my in-,

. vention illustrated in the accompanying Fig. 1, is an axial sectional view through a dispenser embodying my invention Fig. 2 is a section as seen on the line 2'2 ofF-ig. 1;

and Fig; 3 is a sectionl of a fragmentof the dispenser as seen on the line ofjFig. 1. Referring more particularly to the draw ings, a shell for; acharge of; soap is indicated by 5. This shellmayhave bracketsfi secured v A chargeof soap is then placedin thefdis- 'penser; "The follower plate ;is then inserted thereto for mounting the'dispe'nser upon a wall or likelsupport. The lower end of the shell flares inwardly and downwardlyto-proa vide a tapered lower end." As shown herein, the lowerend has an external flange 8 to receive a'lip 9 formed on the bottom 10'; The

construction is such that the bottomfmay be v rotated upon the shell and anyother conven-' ient means for mounting the bottom rotatably wall of thellower end 7 of the shell,'a'ndis inclined forwardlyin the direction in which '50 it'is-intendedthat the'bottom- 10' should be pensedpermitting thechargeof soap rotated to form a flight. a The construction is such that when'theIbottomis rotated in the direction of the arrow A, the scraping trough will scrape soap "from the tapered end of charge'an'd direct the shaving downwardly" through the discharge opening 11. This I will cause the tapered 'end'of thecharge wheredu'ced: in sizeand thecharg'e willv tend to; ad Vance downwardly into the tapered end 7 and fit the latter. A lip 13 at $1 1511 isprovided toscrape off soap from the ,endand deliver it through'the opening 11; LipflB provides for.

delivering the main portion of the soap dis- Vance toward the bottom. 5 v v .Th dispens'erfisgfilled with .soap of jelly-like consistency, so" that ,it will not drop through the discharge opening 11 but-[must c beypositivelyladvanced. In order'that the charge of soap "may be caused to feed as it is scraped from the end; a follower plate 14 is provided. This plate is in the nature of apiston; Secured to the upper race" of, the pistonisa "compression spring] '15 which spring is of helical form 'andtapers'toward' 75 the top, ThusQthe coils of the spring when compressed may lie within one another. I The upper end of the spring is secured to a-cover' 16' for the shell. Thisfcover'may-beef the slip-on type and locked inposition byea' bay: onet slot and pin indicatedgenerally by 17 In orderto fill the dispenser, the cover '16 is removed and with it; the follower P ate 14:.

in the she11- 'andthe'coverlti secured in closed position. 1 The "tension of spring 17Q'urges-tl1e, follower against the chargeof soap andtends to advance thegcharge ftoward the bottom. In order to hold thejchargeagainstrotation,- a'fin-18'is'providedon the lowerface of the follower plate and imbedsitselfin the soap. j 'A person desiring soap grasps the bottom plate 10 straddlingiitwith his fingers. The, palm of his hand {then lies underneath, the discharge opening 11.1 The bottom is then, turned in the. directionofthe 'arrowA. ;-This' causes the'scraping lip tofcut soap from the bottom of the chargeland the trough to bie revolved andfto scrape soap from theta-perwall of said shell wherebytoscrape the material to be dispensed anddirect it toward the opening, and means urging the charge of material toward the bottom of said dispenser.

7. A soap dispenser for a jelly like charge comprising a reservoir shell with a rotatable bottom section adapted to be gripped and to overlie the palm of the hand said shell having atapered lower end, a discharge opening in said bottom section, a. scraping flight fixed to said bottom section and ranging from said discharge opening upwardly and forwardly in the direction of rotation along the tapered wall of said shell whereby to scrape the material to be dispensed and direct it toward the A opening, a follower plate resting on the charge of material in said dispenser, and 1 means urging said follower against said charge to cause said charge to be advanced toward the bottom of said dispenser.

8. A soap dispenser for a jelly like charge comprising a reservoir shell with a rotatable bottom section adaptedto be gripped'and to overlie thepalm of the hand, said shell hav ing a tapered lower end, a discharge opening in'said bottom section, a scraping flight fixed to said bottom section and ranging from said discharge opening upwardly and forwardly in the direction of rotation along the tapered wall of said shell whereby to scrape the material to be dispensed and direct it toward the opening, a follower plate resting on the charge of material in said dispenser, means urging said follower against said charge to cause said charge to be advanced toward the bottom of said dispenser, and meansto restrain the charge against rotation-with the bottom section. V i

9. A soap dispenser for a jelly like charge comprising a reservoir shell with a rotatable bottom section adapted to be gripped and toy overlie the palm of the hand, said shell hava ing a tapered lower end, a discharge opening in said bottom section, a scraping flight fixed to said bottom section and ranging from said discharge opening upwardly and: forwardly Q A in the direction of rotation along the tapered wall of said shell whereby to scrape the material to be dispensed and direct it toward the opening, a follower plate resting on the j charge of material in said dispenser, a detachable cover for said-shell, a compression spring secured to said cover and to said ,fol-. lower to urge saidfollower against said charge and cause said-charge to be advanced toward the bottom of said dispenser.

In witness that'I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 28th day of December, 1929.

V GEORGE D. WIDMAN. 

